Past Events: Dance

Mar. 30 - Apr. 1, 20122011-2012 SeasonAngelin Preljocaj's French dance company performs Snow White ("Blanche Neige"), a contemporary romantic ballet based on the popular Grimm Brothers tale with costumes by Jean-Paul Gaultier set to a selection of Mahler's symphonies.

Mar. 2 - 3, 20122011-2012 SeasonKnown for provocative, witty, and engaging dances, KEIGWIN + COMPANY returns with a program that includes Megalopolis, a fun and serious blend of formalism and pop performed to a mash-up of music by Steve Reich and M.I.A.

Feb. 7 - 12, 20122011-2012 SeasonAmerica's cultural ambassador to the world, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returns for its annual engagement with electrifying new works and a compilation of classics, including the iconic Revelations on every program.

Dec. 2 - 3, 20112011-2012 SeasonThe late Kennedy Center Honoree and legendary choreographer Merce Cunningham's namesake company returns for the final time on its Legacy Tour with a program presented to live music, including Antic Meet, Squaregame, and Sounddance.

Oct. 26 - 27, 20112011-2012 SeasonChina's contemporary troupe fuses ballet and modern dance with traditional dance in its Kennedy Center debut with Haze, performed on a modified stage where the dancers fight to stay afoot, a metaphor linking pollution with spiritual confusion.

Mar. 22 - 24, 20112010-2011 SeasonThe quintessentially American Paul Taylor Dance Company returns with Three Dubious Memories, Brief Encounters, and Also Playing by its founder, "the most inventive and versatile choreographer alive today" (The New York Post).

Sat., Mar. 12, 2011, 7:30 PM2010-2011 SeasonTreasured in both India and Europe, Shantala Shivalingappa is an acclaimed dancer and choreographer of kuchipudi, a 2,000-year-old classical style based on the Natya Shastra, an ancient codification of dance, music, and theater.

Tue., Mar. 8, 2011, 7:30 PM2010-2011 SeasonThe first Indian woman soloist in chhau, Daksha Sheth brings a powerful dance-theater work that features aerial technique and has become a landmark in contemporary Indian dance.

May 14 - 15, 20102009-2010 SeasonSpain's Compañía Nacional de Danza makes its D.C. debut with Bach: Multiplicity. Forms of Silence and Emptiness, a choreographic reflection inspired by the music and life of Johann Sebastian Bach.